The first long run!!

Due to other commitments over Christmas and New Year week one was not done in the group and our first long run took place Saturday 7 Jan.

It was a cold morning but not too bad. Just as well as Carolyn had no jacket, due to her car being repaired and said jacket being in the car! Jim, Sandra and Sean all had colds!!

Everyone was nervous about 15 miles so early in the programme.  However with the pace controlled well by Sean (had to keep pulling Sandra "Paula Radcliffe" Band back!!) all achieved with some to spare. Finished at 9:32 pace and last 3 miles were some of the fastest after the reins were let off.

The biggest challenges on the route were as follows;
Keeping Sandras new shoes clean-despite Sean's best efforts!!
Finding a toilet for Carolyn (I think she just wanted a sit down!)
Thinking of a country beginning with "o" in Sandra's alphabet game! Which ended up being towns/cities or indeed meat products beginning with ...... i.e S is for Sweden, Sunderland, Sausage!!!

All finished off with a bizarre zig zagged run around the car park to take us to 15 miles (which Carolyn tried to quit!)

Roll on 17 miles next week!!!!